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Dr. Mandeep Dhaliwal is director of the HIV and health group at the U.N. Development Program. Dr. Osamu Kunii is chief executive of the Tokyo-based Global Health Innovative Technology Fund.
For the past two decades, the 73-year-old has made the 30km commute from his home in western Singapore to his marine engineering consultancy office in Johor Bahru two to three times a week. He established a presence in the city across the border so he could secure local contracts as a Malaysian company after expanding beyond the island republic.
They also agreed to expand into non-conventional areas of cooperation such as counterterrorism, humanitarian and disaster relief, and maritime security.
Moreover, Hong Kong’s start-up ecosystem is characterised by a high level of professionalism and adherence to international standards. This positions Hong Kong start-ups as reliable partners for Southeast Asian businesses. Collaborations can lead to the development of tailored solutions that address local needs while maintaining global competitiveness.
Earlier this year, financial services company Klarna said its artificial intelligence agent, powered by OpenAI, had taken over two-thirds of customer chats and was doing work equivalent to that of 700 full-time agents. That was after just one month of use.
LONDON — The rapid rise of weight loss drugs like Wegovy is generating a host of new product lines as companies hope to land on the right side of the health care disruptor.
Last year, China was the biggest importer of goods into the Philippines with a total value of US$29.4 billion, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. The Philippines exported almost US$11 billion of goods to China over the same year, indicating that the Southeast Asian country ran a trade deficit of about US$18 billion with its neighbour.
As we approach the third anniversary of the change of leadership in Afghanistan, it is high time for donors to move from a reactive strategy to a proactive one.